Lythraceae

Translingual

Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)

Etymology

Lythrum +‎ -aceae

Proper noun

Lythraceae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Myrtales – numerous plants, including some of the loosestrifes.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Myrtales – order

Hyponyms

• (family): Adenaria, Ammannia, Capuronia, Crenea, Cuphea, Decodon, Diplusodon, Duabanga, Galpinia, Ginoria, Haitia, Heimia, Hionanthera, Koehneria, Lafoensia, Lagerstroemia, Lawsonia, Lourtella, Lythrum, Nesaea, Pehria, Pemphis, Physocalymma, Pleurophora, Punica, Rotala, Socotria, Sonneratia, Tetrataxis, Trapa, Woodfordia (genera)
  • †Shirleya (extinct genus)

References

• Lythraceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lythraceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Lythraceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Lythraceae at APWeb
• Lythraceae at Tropicos